Morning Musume '17's Nonaka Miki talks about her love for Hello! Project with "20 Questions"!
In 2018, Hello! Project is celebrating its 20th anniversary, so we’re starting a celebratory serialization for it! We have a hot discussion including thoughts towards the 20th anniversary, how they have been active, enthusiasm for 2018, and everyday life as an idol, we have a hot discussion with “20 Questions”~. This time its Morning Musume ’17 member Nonaka Miki!!
Nonaka Miki = Born October 7th 1999, Hometown Shizuoka. Bloodtype A. 12th generation member. Nickname Chel.
Q1: Tell us the meaning of your name!
The stroke count. My father and mother gave it to me; when my parents met each other there seemed to be a lot of cute people named ‘Miki’. Therefore, they first decided on the sound of ‘Miki’, and they had success in finding the same stroke count as ‘all over good luck’; my grandpa knew a lot about stroke counts, so it was all over good luck-like!
Q2: What senior do you aim towards?
For performing, Sayashi Riho-san. She is always cool to watch, even now I will watch Sayashi-san videos for reference; I respect Sayashi-san’s performing. Also, Tsuji Nozomi-san. Tsuji-san is why I came to like Morning Musume. I really like Mini Moni, I like the cute-like Tsuji-san of the time, and I really like the cute-like Tsuji-san now, she is a female image aim towards. I’ve been looking into Tsuji-san’s feminine power.
Q3: Who would you want to be reborn as?
Perhaps it would be Tsuji Nozomi-san. She joined Morning Musume at the time of “Renai Revolution 21”, weren’t they broadcasted a lot on TV? I’d like to experience that life once! I was only 1 or 2 around that time, so I didn’t get to see that era. So I got into them with Mini Moni.
Q4: What do you think you are the best at in Hello! Project?
One thing is definitely English. Because I lived in America for 8 years, I think I can do it perfectly. In order to correspond globally to things, I’ve been doing my best as the globalization representative! Another thing is my power to continue. I update my blog everyday; also with Hello! Projects mobile site ‘Hello! Pro Mobile” I write for it every day. I’m definitely doing my best for the most for the email magazine. I have confidence that I’m doing quite well in detailed updates.
Q5: Tell us something amazing about Hello! Project!
The changes. If you’re only watching Morning Musume there are a lot of graduations but, with all of the members that joined Hello! Project and Hello! Project Kenshuusei, new songs are releasing one after another, there have been a dizzying amount of changes. Every time you look there is something new, every time you look there is evolution. I think that that in itself is really interesting.
Q6:Who would you want to be in a Hello! Project special unit with?
I want to sing with Morning Musume’s Sato Masaki-san. Since I joined I’ve been told my voice quality is similar to hers, we’re the same height and everything as well. We’re left handed, stature, our foot size is the same. Therefore, we can sing a song wearing the same thing. We can both play the piano and like music; I’d like to be in a group with her because I think she is the member I have the most in common with.
Q7: Tell us a Morning Musume song you like!
“Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa”. For me, this is the song that made me want to audition for Morning Musume. The lyrics “there must be something only you can do,” it put a lot of pressure on my back. Up until then Morning Musume was just a group I really liked but, I listened to the phrase and thought “I’ll say that to myself!”. I had a feeling of ‘I’ll apply now!’ so I applied and I’ve come to like that song.
Q8: What is a Hello! Project song you like?
I like Morning Musume’s “Kimi ga Iruzee!”. I’ve liked it since I was small, despite living in America I would listen to “Koko ni Iruzee!” endlessly; I would sing it enthusiastically at home. I was around 3 or 4 years old. There is a video of, perhaps someday they will be brought into the world (lol). When I stayed in America, I returned home once, Morning Musume was popular and I wanted their DVD’s! Therefore, I have a detailed memory of that era of Morning Musume. Singing “Koko ni Iruzee!” is fun, I sang it passionately when I was younger as well.
Q9: What is the difference between current and previous Hello! Project?
The current Hello! Project is cool; smooth. Previous Hello! Project would have a feel of dancing together having fun and being chattery, recently we don’t have those kinds of dances; there are considerably difficult rhythms, there is a demand for skill. The costumes are often cool, so I think it is completely different there. It can be troublesome that the difficulty level is so high, but it is fun and it feels rewarding.
Q10: Other than yourself, who is your oshi within Hello! Project?
Angerme’s Kamikokuryo Moe-chan. We auditioned for Morning Musume at the same time; her voice and face are pretty. She is cute in photos, but if you actually meet her, her eyes are sparkling, her eyes are captivating. Her voice is very clear, I want to see her at a concert! Because we are in the same grade, I’m very conscious of her. Being friends is good, but I look at her first as a rival member.
Q11: What do you want us to see most from yourself?
My singing. Just before joined Hello! Project, I got into music. I don’t know what the surroundings were like, but while moving I always had earphones and was loving listening to music. I really feel like I want to become skilled at singing, from here on I want to extend that. I want to have growth with it.
Q12: What is work you would like to challenge?
I want to do narration. My voice can change, I think it is unique. I’ve been speaking with individuality since I was little, and I want to talk in that voice. I want to send out my voice in a wide range of genres. Perhaps not just a voice actor but a narrator.
Q13: What do you want us to see most from Morning Musume?
There are a lot of members, so I’d like you to see our individual personalities. Recently, you can see that we’ve become thick with individual characters. Particularly in my own 12th generation! When one person puts out their personality, everyone else’s comes out as being a loser, so right now, I think we’re interesting to watch.
Q14: What will you be doing in 20 years?
Perhaps I’ll be in America. I want to be in America in my old age. In my hometown in Alabama, It was really countryside-like, and I’d like to live calmly. But since I am young I want to move and do everything that I want to do; I think I’ll move around a bit. I want to do everything for Morning Musume. But moving to America when I’m 37 might be too early. It’s one of my goals, but I’m living in the now, and I haven’t really thought about it, actually (lol). I’m living now!
Q15: Since it’s the 20th anniversary, tell us a secret!
I just talked about personalities but, I want to gradually develop my own personality. Up until now I’ve been told I’m timid and clumsy, but I really don’t want to be told I’m like that! I was holding myself back, ‘from now on I’m going to release my American side without mercy!’ I’ve thought. I want to be bolder and bolder.
Q16: What do you want to do after the 20th anniversary?
I don’t want to lose anything. I’m the perfectionist type; I never sleep in, I’m extremely strict about timing, but I’ll lose things without realizing it. Recently, I lost my wallet. I lost my insurance card so it had to be reissued…I’m really being careful! I want to fix this.
Q17: What would you be if not an idol?
When I returned back to Japan with my parents I was still small, but maybe I’d study in America. But, I’ve been to America once with Morning Musume. Because that was my number one dream, I am very grateful for that now. I think that feeling is even more dense now. I can’t imagine what I would be doing besides Morning Musume at all.
Q18: What are you into right now?
Watching videos of Morning Musumes history and lives. I’m conscious of Morning Musume’s 20 years, I think that my seniors are great after all. They’re cool. In particular I’ve been watching my first tour. It was the GRADATION tour; I think ‘small!’ and ‘young!’ when I look at myself.
Q19: Who do you get along with within Hello! Project?
Angereme’s Kamikokuryo Moe-chan. We often go out to eat together, and so we of course talk often. The basics are invitations, right. But, we talk to each other deeply, there are things I can talk to her rather than Morning Musume members about. I get to know about the other groups atmosphere and personality, I often think that I want us to do our best!
Q20: What is an idol to you?
Life. I think you do it till your 20’s but, your teens and 20’s are everything in life. Even in my life, I was not an exception to getting into Morning Musume. I wasn’t inconsistent in my interest in them at all. Because I like idols, I’ve looked at other idols, but I couldn’t get into other idols as a hobby (lol). Music, Idols, are everything for me now.
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